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MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JANUARY 13, 1957
No. 252
Truman Discusses
Middle East Plan
(Editor's not: In' the following article, distributed by
Horlh American Newspaper Alliance, Inc., former President
Harry S. Truman discusses the Middle East situation, includ
ing President Eisenhower's new policy for economic aid. Mr.
Truman's articles will appear about once a month, and will be
written from the viewpoint of a world leader who lived in the
While House in crucial years. His term in the White House
panned the end of the war with Germany and Japan; setting
up of the Marshall Plan. NATO and the United Nations. The
Berlin airlift was organized under his direction, and the "Tru
man Doctrine" was a warning to the Soviet Union that the
United States was moving in on the strategic areas of the
Mediterranean. It was Mr. Truman who sent a personal ulti
matum to Stalin demanding that Russian troops leave Iran.)
By HARRY S. TRUMAN
for
North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.
If I were now a member of the United States Senate. I would
support the request of the President for Congressional authoriza
tion to use the armed forces of the United States against any
communist or communist - domi
nated aggressor in the Middle
East. And I would quickly ap
prove granting him the funds he
seeks to extend economic aid to
help the Middle East nations
maintain their independence.
. Congress has no alternative
but to go along with the Presi
dent in this program to prevent
the Russians from taking over
the whole strategic Middle East,
o vital to the economy and
peace of the world. The situa
tion it too dangerous to delay
action on these requests for any
partisan or political considera
tions. The President, who in this
emergency should speak for all
of ui and have the full backing'
of Congress and the people,
must act decisively.
I have felt all along that the
steps the President now proposes should have been taken when
the Russians began to move into the Middle East by shipments of
arms and technicians to Egypt. But I hope that with courageous
and wise handling of our future foreign policy, there is yet time
to avert the folly and tragedy of another world war.
I have had to deal with the Russians in a succession of crises
when, within three days after I became President, I had to tell
Russian Foreign Minister Molotov at the White House that peace
wai a two-way street and that we would expect Russia to live up
to her agreements. From that time on, from Potsdam, Iran, Berlin.
Greece and Turkey to Korea and to my last days in the White
House, I found that only plain speaking and forceful action held
any hope of checking the Russians from plunging us all into war.
(Continued on page S)
Holmes' Inauguration
Expected to Be Held
As Scheduled Monday
SaVm U.R) Observers here
were confident Saturday that the
Inauguration of Gov.-elect Rob
ert D. Holmes would come off
without a hitch Monday.
The State Senate, locked in a
15-15 tie between Republicans
and Democrats, will caucus here
at 7 p.m. Sunday to try to pick
a new Senate president to or
ganize that body.
But even if they should fail,
capitol observers were confident
a temporary chairman would be
picked for inauguration purposes
and the battle resumed after
wards. The colorful ceremonies will
get under way about 1:15 p.m.
and the actual inauguration
should come off shortly after
2:30 p.m. in the House of Repre
sentatives chamber of the state
capitol. ,
Packed House
About 500 persons including
legislators and state officials will
be seated on the floor of the
House. About 150 seats for the
public will be available in the
House gallery after press, ra
dio and television have been ac
commodated. A packed house is
expected with overflow crowds
outside.
Both Gov. Elmo Smith and
Gov.-elect Holmes will address
the joint session of the Legis
lature immediately preceding
the inauguration.
Radio Highlights
Inauguration ceremonies for
Gov. Robert D. Holmes will
be broadcast Monday from 2
to 3 p.m. on radio station
KYJC and from 4 to 5 p.m.
en radio station KMED.
Weather
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today brcomini showery Ut
this afternoon throurh Monday
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today dlminihinc this evenlnr.
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Lowest Yesterday 32
Our Skies Tonight
Sunrise
7:3 am.
Sunset
i:Q2 p.m.
The Moon rises before sunset.
rides hiaa and sets Moneay
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V1SIBI.F PLANETS
Mars, high In southwest
;:4 p.m.
-Jupiter, low in east 11:09 p.m.
Saturn, low In southeast
a.m.
Veiwa. rise S:3J ajn.
HARRY
TRUMAN
Both houses will convene for
organization at 10 a.m. After
they elect presiding officers and
committee members, they will
proceed to the joint session.
On the rostrum will be Su
preme Court justices, high state
officials and House Speaker
elect Pat Dooley who will can
vas the vote and declare Holmes
elected.
Music for the inauguration
will be furnished by the Eugene
Gleemen and the Oregon Na
tional Guard band.
Bodies of 400 Persons
Being Taken From Tomb
Anaconda, Italy (U.R) Au
thorities Saturday began exhum
ing the bodies of 400 persons
sealed in a "gallery of death
since an allied air raid in No
vember. 1943.
The tomb was a long under
ground tunnel used as an air
raid shelter which caved in on
its occupants under the concus
sion of heavy bombs. It was
crowded with children from
nearby schools, inmates of the
local jail and townspeople.
S.
"We're Hoping To Become Americans Too
Eisenhower Starts
Six-State Tour of
SW Drought Section
Fulfillment of '56
Campaign Pledge
Washington (U.R) Presi
dent Eisenhower flies to the
southwest today to see what can
be done to curb the disastrous
effects of the drought. "
He will begin on Monday a
two-day, six-state tour in fulfill
ment of his 1956 campaign
pledge to visit drought areas aft
er the Nov. 6 election and try
and "'do something more about
it than has been done."
Mr. Eisenhower will spend in
hour driving through the coun
tryside near San Angelo, seeing
with his own eyes the dust and
withered vegetation that has be
come a tragic sight throughout
much of the Southwestern Great
plains.
He will fly back to Washing
ton Tuesday night. Administra
tion officials will go to work the
next day studying possible new
ways to ease the disaster.
Drought Relief
Plans for additional drought
relief are expected to concen
trate on a new program of credit
for hard-hit farmers and ranch
ers. Federal and state govern
ments and possibly local finan
cial institutions would share in
providing the credit a fresh
application of the President's
"Partnership" policy.
The money would be loaned
to help tide farmers over the
lean period involved while con
verting their land from crop cul
tivation to pasture.
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra
T. Benson has made it clear the
government will not buy or rent
land to take it out of produc
tion, as was done during the
drought in the 1930's under
Roosevelt's New Deal.
This stand is certain to touch
off a dispute in the Democratic-
controlled congress. Texas Dem
ocrats, including Speaker Sam
Rayburn and Senate Democra
tic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson,
have already introduced legis
lation providing for the govern
ment to rent land from farmers
and ranchers in the Southwest
until the area recovers from the
drought.
Five Killed in
Accidents Saturday
By UNITED PRESS
A two-car head-on accident on
Highway 99 about three miles
north of Oakland Saturday af
ternoon took the lives of three
persons and sent two others to
a Roseburg hospital with serious
injuries.
State police identified the vic
tims as Warren L. Tison. 61, his
wife Clara E., 55. and Edna R.
Best, about 47, all of Roseburg.
Injured were Lloyd H. Best
of Roseburg and Joseph Alex
ander Delorme, 40, of Cottage
Grove.
State police 'reported that
Lawrence Arnold Gustafson, 49,
Seal Rock, died when his car
careened out of control on a
bridge south of Newport on
Hishway 101.
Mrs. Irene E. Bahrke. 54, of
Lodgsden, died when the pick
up truck she was driving col
lided with a log truck. Police
said the accident occured just
inside the city limits of Diletz
on state Highway 229.
GETS CAA AWARD In a ceremony at the
Medford airport control tower Friday, Eugene
L. Mars, now employed by the Civil Aero
nautics administration in Medford, received
an award for meritorious service during the
December, 1955, flood at Areata, Calif. Mars
was one of five men who stood by the CAA
radio for five days and nights, trafficking
emergency supplies such as food and medi
cines to stricken families and guiding rescue
Morse Says His Role
Is to Work in Senate
By A. ROBERT SMITH
Washington There is an old
saying among practical politic
ians which goes, I can take care
of my enemies but save me from
my friends.
Sen. Wayne Morse says he is
suffering from the meaning of
this old political expression be
cause of the presidential cam
paign launched in his behalf un
beknowst to him by Sen. Rich
ard L. Neuberger.
Neuberger 10 days ago an
nounced formation of a "Nation
al Friends of Wayne Morse"
group to get a spot on the Demo
cratic ticket in 1960 for that
"outstanding leader of Ameri
can liberalism Wayne Morse."
Since then, letters have been
coming into Neuberger's office
on the third floor of the Senate
office building from around the
country, responding favorably to
the idea.
Feels Uneasy
But the dark-browed senior
Senator, up on the fourth floor.
was feeling uneasy about the
whole affair. He read editorial
commentary which suggested
that active presidential candi
dates are not among the most
effective members of that august
and mighty body, the U. S. Sen
ate. So down to the third floor
went Wayne Morse this past
week for a private pow wow
with his junior colleague, friend
and promoter. A transcript of
their conversation was not taken.
Morse said he unburdened
himself of his embarrassment
over the whole affair but told
Neuberger he was "one of the
most cherished treasures a per
son can have, a biased friend."
Worded Statement
Afterward, Morse said he
thought he would gently repud
iate the purpose of his "biased
friend's" campaign. He said he
would prepare a carefully word
ed statement to that end.
Neuberger said Morse didn't
reprove him lor his efforts.
"I never expected him to say
he approved of it," said Neu
berger, "for one just doesn't do
those things."
He recalled that the late Sen.
Charles L. McNary (R-Ore.) told
him that he had never given his
blessings to efforts made in his
behalf to gain a space for him
on the Republican ticket in 1940,
the year he was nominated as
vice presidential candidate with
Wendell Wilkie. Nor did they
consult McNary, which is why
Neuberger said he didn't consult
Morse before organizing his com
mittee.
"You just don't discuss it with
the man you are promoting," he
said. "I certainly never wanted
to embarrass him by making him
a party to it." (
"I've been getting letters from
all over the country approving
of Wayne Morse," Neuberger
went on. "And I think that the
Democratic party must have a
liberal candidate. I believe
Wayne Morse could defeat Rich
ard Nixon or anyone else the Re
publicans put up." '
Vaccine Schedule
Monday, Jan. 14, 9 a.m.
until noon. Phoenix elemen
tary school. Butte Falls
school, Jewetl elementary
school at Central Point. Mc
Loughlin junior high school,
Medford.
"workers. On hand at the ceremony, in which
Mars also received a check and letter of com
mendation from the CAA, were left to right,
Airways Technical District Supervisor Ever
ett Lasher, Airways Operations Specialists
. Fred W. Edens and Warren W. Broemmer,
and Grant Bourquin, chief of the combined
station tower at Medford, who made the
award. -
Did Morse tell him to cease
his promotional efforts?
"He did" not," declared Neu
berger emphatically. "He said,
and I think these were his
words, 'I think it is highly un
likely even fantastic that- I
would ever be nominated.' But
1 personally think that Senator
Morse is a definite possibility
for the nomination."
Neuberger said since he first
mentioned Morse for president
on Nov. 14 in a speech at San
Francisco, he has been getting
"excellent reaction" from farm,
labor and minority groups, ' '
Formed Statement
Saturday, Wayne Morse made
his first formal statement on' the
whole affair, reiterating that he
hadn't been consulted and say
ing he "would be less than hu
man" if he didn't appreciate the
sincere intentions" of the Neu
berger committee.
"However, I have no illusions
as to my position in American
politics," Morse Went on. "As a
constitutional liberal, my , role
is and should be to work hard in
the Senate of the United States
for the advancement and passage
of general welfare legislation
that will protect and promote
the public interest. I have neither
the desire nor the ambition to
serve the people of my state and
country in any other position
than that of United States Sen
ator. I feel that the opportun
ities for public" service in the
Senate are so challenging that
I owe it to the people of the
state of Oregon to continue to
dedicate all my time and energy
to my senatorial duties so long
as I am privileged to serve the
wonderful people of my state in
the Senate."
Will he be a presidential as
pirant when convention time,
1960 rolls around?
Like the girl in the old popu
lar song. He didn't say "Yes"
and he didn't say "No."
Earthquakes Recorded
At Berkeley Saturday
Berkeley (U.R) Two light
earthquakes.one centered in the
Eureka area and the other near
Mt. Diaglo, were recorded Sat
urday by the University of Cali
fornia seismograph.
The quake at Eureka occurred
at 5:36 a.m. and had a magni
tude on the Richter scale of 4.
The other temblor was recorded
at 7:18 a.m. with a magnitude of
2M..
Four New
The year 1956, which was a
cool, wet year with an extra
heavy snowfall, se,t four news
records, according to the an
nual climatological summary is
sued by the Medford weather
bureau.
The four new records are:
1. Greatest 24-hour snowfall,
7.9 inches on March 4-5.
2. Wettest calendar year, with
28.78 inches, compared to a nor
mal of 18.15 inches.
3. Wettest agricultural year
(September, 1955. through Au
gust, 1956), with 34.66 inches.
4. The two-month period, November-December,
was the fog
giest since records have been
kept starting in 1911 by the
weather bureau here. Heavy fog
was recorded on 40 days in the
61-day period. There were 54
Liquor Commission
To Hold Hearings
On Law Violations
Twenty-one Jackson county
tavern owners face charges of
violating the state law banning
political contributions by Ore
gon Liquor Control commission
licensees, it was reported Sat
urday. OLCC Chairman Bruce Wil
liams, Salem, did not list the
taverns by name. But he said
reports of the alleged violations,
connected with the general elec
tion campaign in Jackson county,-
had. been, made to the com
mission. ;'.
Williams added that hearings
will be held in the Jackson
county courthouse on the alleg
ed violations. They -originally
were scheduled for this week,
but Williams indicated Saturday
they would be held the week of
Jan. 21.
H. J. Detloff, OLCC hearings
supervisor, will conduct the
hearings, the chairman said. He
added that after the fust re-
norts of violations were made to
the commission the enforcement
division conducted an investi
gation, resulting in the calling
of the hearings.
He said the findings of the
hearings officer will be review
ed by the commission, which
will then take "any action it
deems necessary." Under Ore
eon law. the commission has
broad powers to deny, suspend
or revoke liquor licenses lor
cause.
McKay To Take Part
Time Job II Needed
Washington (U.R) Former
Interior Secretary Douglas Mc
Kay says he plans to retire from
public life but will accept a part-
time job with the administration
if President Eisenhower needs
him.
McKay and. his wife left here
Friday for a three-month vaca
tion. "We have not plans and no
commitments," McKay said.
He said he and. Mrs. McKay
plan to visit his sister south of
Mexico City and "work our way
back home about the first of
March."
McKay was defeated for the
Senate in the November elec
tion by Sen. Wayne Morse (D-
Ore.), a Republican turned Dem
ocrat, in one of the races the ad
ministration wanted most- to
Weather Records Set in
heavy foggy days last year, com
pared to a normal of 43. -
Snowfall during 1956 totaled
23.3 inches, compared to a mean
total of 8.4 inches. Most of the
snow fell last winter. There
were seven days on which an
inch or more snow fell, com
pared to a normal of three days.
The greatest rainfall in a 24
hour period was 2.96 inches last
Feb. 20-21, when streams and
rivers in Jackson county caused
considerable damage from flood
ing. The greatest 24-hour rain
fall on record here is 3.17 inch
es which fell Jan. 20-21, 1943.
Agricultural year
Rainfall in the agricultural
year ending August, 1956, which
was 34.66 inches, compares with
the previous agricultural year of
1954-55, when only 8.89 inches
Iron, Steel Mills
Sealed by Militia
Budapest U.R) Russian
armored cars and Hungarian
militia sealed off the rebellious
Csepel iron and steel mills Sat
urday.
Even the newspapers control
led by the Soviet-sponsored gov
ernment of Premier Janos Kadar
complained they could not get
newsmen near the scene of Fri
day's riot where militiamen
raked into-Communist workers
with machine gun fire.
The government said one
worker was killed, but reports
reaching Vienna said as many as
20 died.
Other Reports
Other reports reaching Vienna
from Budapest said Hungarian
Workers' leaders were consid
ering a new "total strike" that
could bring economic chaos to
the country in retaliation for the
shootings.
The reports said factory work
ers' councils were discussing the
possibility of a strike similar to
one called shortly after Kadar
took over behind Russian tanks
on Nov. 4.
The November walkout, coup
led with a two-day strike in De
cember, paralyzed the economy.
A new strike would mean a
walkout not only in the factor
ies but also in the coal mines
where the government has been
desperately trying to get pro
duction resumed.
Budapest radio admitted last
night that there was a "full
strike" during the day at the
machine tool factory and the
sewing machine plant on Csepel
island. It said the machine tool
factory was where the riots had
started Friday.
Blames Workers
The government blamed
workers councils for demonstra
tions at Csepel, the big indus
trial complex on an island in the
Danube which separates Buda
and Pest.
It said they "provoked" dem
onstrations by as many as 5,
000 workers by resigning in pro
test against government edicts.
Russian tanks backed the mil
itia Friday but did not open
fire. Only the Hungarian mil-
ltamen used their weapons.
It was believed the govern
Sports Bulletins
Medford high pushed back
into a fronxrunner role In
Southern Oregon conference
basketball Saturday night by
edging Klamath Falls. 52 to
48, to divide a two-game week
end series here. Tom Hamlin's
field goal and Dick McLaugh
lin's two free shots in the
final seconds were the victory
margin. The Black Tornado
never trailed in the contest
and headed several times by
12 points. Lee McGill'i pair
of gift tosses with 1 minute 18
seconds io play tied the game
at 48-all for Klamath's only
deadlock of the night. The
Pelicans would have been en
tirely out of the running but
for Butch Kimpton's 32 points.
Oregon' State 67, Southern
California 54.
California '71, Oregon 57.
Central Point Ashland
high joined Medford at the
head of the Southern Oregon
conference by whipping Cra
ter 47 to 33 in basketball ac
tion here Saturday night to
sweep its series with the Com
ets and gain a 3-1 record. Half
time count favored Ashland
29 to 15. Jack Tobiasson tal
lied 11 counters for the vic
tors. St. Mary's of Medford High
school stopped Illinois Valley
49-36 last night in a non-conference
basketball game at St.
Mary's. Halftime score was
39-27 for St. Mary's
fell establishing a record for the
driest here since 1911. The dri
est calendar year was 1933 when
11.09 inches fell.
There were 97 days with .01
of an inch or more precipitation,
compared with a normal of 100
days.
Temperatures during 1956
were cooler than normal. The
average temperature was 52.4
degrees, compared to a normal
of 54. The average maximum
was 64.8 degrees (normal, 66.8)
and the average minimum was
40 degrees (normal, 41.1). The
highest was 104 July 18. and the
lowest 14 degrees Feb. 16.
Temperatures Noted
There were 40 days with max
imum temperatures 90 or above
(the normal is two days). Eighty
seven days had minimum tem
ment had put heavy pressure on
the workers councils to retract
their resignations.
Only a relative handful of the
38,000 workers normally em
ployed at the Csepel plants
showed up for work Saturday.
The rest stayed home, angered
over the shooting and awaiting
the next move by their leaders.
Donald Ambuehl Is
Found Guilty on
Narcotics Charge
A circuit court jury by un
animous verdict Friday found
Donald LaVerne Ambuehl, 31,
of 1615 Crater Lake ave., guilty
of illegal possession and control
of narcotics.
The jury was out only 30
minutes. The verdict was return
ed at 4:30 pjn.
Circuit Judge Orval Millard
of Josephine county, who pre
sided at the eight-day trial, will
pronounce sentence at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 18. Maximum sen
tence for this offense is 10
years in the penitentiary and a
$10,000 fine.
Bail Continued
Ambuehl's bail, posted at the
time of his arrest, was contin
ued until Friday.
Possible intervention In the
case by federal authorities wt.s
indicated Friday after the ver
dict was read. Jack M. Merrill,
federal narcotics agent for the
district which includes Oregon,
said the treasury department,
bureau of narcotics has been
"watching this case with inter
est." He added that any federal
action would depend on the sen
tence imposed Friday.
Nature of the possible federal
action was not stated.
Erbvard Kelly, who represents
ed Ambuehl in the trial, said
Saturday he did not know
whether or not an effort would
be made to appeal the case.
Walter D. Nunley, former dis
trict attorney, represented the
state at the trial.
Egyptians To Speak
Here Monday Night
Dr. Hussein Kamel Selim,
former rector of Cairo univer
sity, and Miss Amina El Said,
editor of an Egyptian woman's
magazine will speak at a pro
gram starting at 8 pjn. Monday,
Feb. 14, at St. Mark's Parish
hall.
The speakers are being spon
sored by the Medford chapter,
Oregon United Nations organi
zation, the League of Women
Voters and the Great Decisions
program committee.
Dr. Selim has been professor
at the faculty of commerce at
Cairo university and later was
dean of the faculty. He also has
been undersecretary of the
Egyptian ministry of national
guidance. He visited in the
United States several years ago
when he made radio appearances
under the auspices of the Town
Hall Meetings on the air.
Miss Said has been a journal
ist for about 20 years, and edits
one of Egypt's most- widely cir
culated woman's magazines. She
also contributes to other publi
cations, especially in the field
of social work and reform. She
is vice president of the Feminist
union of Egypt, and was one of
the first co-eds on the Cairo
university campus.
Taipei (U.R) The touring San
Francisco ballet troupe gave its
first performance here last night
before an overflow audience of
2.000.
1956
peratures 32 or below, compared
with a normal of 79 days.
Severe thunderstorms occurr
ed May 18, July 12 and Aug. 20
with heavy showers and high
winds causing considerable dam
age to crops and property in the
Rogue valley. Thunderstorms
were recorded on 15 days, com
pared to a normal of three days.
The highest wind velocity re
corded at the airport weather
bureau station was 48 miles per
hour during the storm Aug. 20.
That wind was from the south
southeast. The average hourly
wind speed last year was 4.3
miles per hour, prevailing from
west-northwest.
There were 124 clear days
(normal, 118), 74 partly cloudy
days normal, 82). and 168 cloudy
days (normal, 165) during 1956.